The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-23
A Great Day in Denver.

DENVER, September 22.-The day
which began so auspiciously with a
magnificent parade of the Veteran
Firemen, of New York, was followed
this afternoon by parade of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge, which proved to
be one of the finest ever witnessed in
this city. The line began to form on
Fifteenth and Stout Streets early in the
afternoon, and promptly at the pro-
cessioD, headed by the Opera House
Sand. started, following the line
of march, from Fifteenth and Stout
Streets on Stout, to Seventeenth, to
California, to Twenty-seventh, passing
in review the Grand Sire and members
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge; counter
marching, on California Street, to
Nineteenth, to Larimer, to Fourteenth,
to Curtis, to Eighteenth, where the sub
ordinate lodges, encampments, and
carriages were dismissed, the patriarchs
militant proceeding out to Eighteenth
TO Stout, thence passing to the
patriarchs militant headquarters at
the Albany, where the command was
reviewed by the Northumberland.
The streets along the line were band
somely decorated with evergreens and
thousands of flags and emblems of the
order. Each canton was led by band
from their jurisdiction, and when pass
ing their respective headquarters were
loudly cheered by friends and specta-
tors. The patriarchs militant were IN
der command of Northumberland
John G. Underwood, with BrigadIer-
General Oliver J. Semmes as adjutant-
general, and Colonel William S. Frost
assistant adiutant general. The
Lieutenant General was escorted
by his special staff of officers and by
other unattached mounted officers
under Brigadier Foster, of Connecticut;
General Charles A. Cushman, OF
Massachusetts, commanded the First
Division with Brigadier &. Wilkerson
in immediate command of the brigade
militant. The brigade moved after the
commander and his escort as follows;
First Regiment consisting of Canton
Excelsior No. Z, of Chicago: Paran, No.
l of st. Louis, Mo-; Kansas City, No.
IA, of Kansas City, Mo; Atkins
No. 1, of Paducah, KY; Clay
Centre No. s, of Clay Centre, Kas
OF this regiment Colonel Homer W.
Pond was commander. The regiment,
consisting of Grand Canton Arapahoe
No. l, Components and Z, Colfax No.
2, of Colorado Springs; Gilpin No. 3, of
Central City; Garfield No. s of Pueblo;
Lieutenant l. N. Rogers commander.
The third regiment, consisting of Can
ton, Omaha, Neb., No. 1 Excelsior No.
3, of Kearney, Neb.; Wyoming No. 1,
of Laramie City, Wyo.; Cheyenne
No. 3, of Wyoming; Lieutenant
Colonel Kuy Kendall commander.
These three regiments formed the
militant" part of the parade, after
which followed the civic parade com
manded by Col. Austin W. Hogle as
chief marshal with the various past
grands as his aides. The first division
of the civic parade was composed of
subordinate lodges now in Denver. The
third division or second of the civic
parade was commanded by Major
William WI e. This consisted of officers
and members of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge in carriages. 1t is estimated that
over 5000 men were in line during the
march.
Tonight the Seventh Regiment Band
gave an open air concert at River
Front Park, which was attended by
nearly all the visiting members of lodges
and from II 0G0 to Is 600 citizens.
The session o. the Grand Lodge to-
day was taken up by discussion of the
appeal cases of Alexander Morton VS.
the Grand Lodge and Encampment of
Delaware, which cases were decided in
favor of Morton.
An invitation from Columbus, Ohio,
signed by Governor Foraker, Mayor
Bruck and the president of the cham
Der of commerce was read, asking that
The next annual session be held in that
city. No action will be taken upon the
matter until the last day of the session.
transacted.